Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-29
Greenwood Items.

tons TO commence farming at the farm
known as Parry's bottom, which he
bought recently. His family will re-
main at the home on the Avenue.
We wish some friend, who has as
surplus Of milk, would send Sam Cald-
well, Esq, about gallon OF sweet milk
with the cream on it. He complains
that he never gets anything but
''blowed milk" and he is tired of blue
John. His COW, too, has gone back on
him, and "has done gone dry"
Messrs. Halter, Ritter and Will
paid their respects to the Avenue a
short time since. Till is nearly seventy
years old, but stands as straight as a
ramrod and tells yarn about rs well
as he did in his counting days.
Not many years ago it was not an
unusual sight to see a goodly number
OF persons passing our streets under the
influence of liquor. Such thing is
seldom witnessed Of late days. This is
a pointer in the right direction.
We learn, with regret, that our es-
teemed old friend, w. o. McReynolds,
is too feeble to be up and about. We
have known him from our boyhood
and have never known a man OF more
sterling traits OF character.
We learn by private letter, that Mrs.
Jane M. Jernigan formerly Mrs. Davis,)
has been afflicted. She will be kindly
remembered by her friends on Green
wood.
We regret to note that 5. A. Cald-
well, Esq, received a hurt last Wednes-
day which has laid him up. We can
not state particulars. Hope his injury
is not serious,
Our efficieat county Trustee, R. H.
Pickering, is iuite unwell this week
His many friends will join in the hope
that he will be at bis post in a few days.
R. E. McCulloch who has been quite
sick this week is we learn, improving,
and will, we hope, be up in a short
time.
We learn that about the first of next
month Mr.. Dick Ledbetter will remove
from his present home on the Avenue
to the house next door to the Christian
church, which he recently purchased
His genial countenance will be missed
but we trust he may live long and pros.
per on Madison street.
Our thermometer registered 20
above zero last Sunday-next morning
it was about $50 below.
The time for the festive tex assessor
has arrived. Taxes "sticketh closer
than brother" But we should no
complain, for taxation is the lubricato
that makes things move, and it makes {
fellow move lively when he is trying t.
raise the wherewith to meet it.
Our old friend, G. w. Leigh, ESQ.
paid us pleasant call last Sunday
Although he is now five years beyond
three score and ten he retains, in
great degree, the cheerful disposition
and courteous department of his youth
full days. He is one of the few remain
ing links between the past and present
and we trust he may be spared to hi
family and community many years t.
come.
We are informed that Mr.. Shay, thu
brick contractor, will soon commences
the erection of new cottage on the 10
west of Greenwood, owned by Georg
Buck.
Some one has said, SIT is not we'll t.
keep all the kind words till our friend
are dead and then put them on tn
grave stones" II child does right
although it is duty, praise him for il
Speak kindly to all as you pass alon
through life. 1t does not cost as muc
to speak kindly as unkindly. If you
/, neighbor wrongs you, kindness wi
, whip him sooner than the club, if he b
a neighbor whose good opinion
worth having, and if he is not, kin
words will do him no harm. Try thi
recipe, this New Year, and see how
will improve and benefit all about yor
We are glad to learn that you adde
about forty new names to your sui
7 scrlption list last week. At thu
rate, during 1887, your subscril
ton, if on cash basis, will {
itself make the CHRONICLE self-sustail
ing. We hope the friends of the papt
n will use some individual effort to he